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A body is released from a great height and falls freely towards the earth. Exactly one sec later another body is released. What is the distance between the two bodies 2 sec after the release of the second body ?

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Let t be the taken by bomb to hit the target.
`h=2000=1/2g t^(2)rArr t=20` sec
`R=ut=(100)(20)=2000 m`
`:' tan theta=R/h=2000/2000=1 rArr theta=45^(@)`
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